Reasons for divorce: Snoring, fishing and going vegetarian top the list

Reasons for divorce: Snoring, fishing and going vegetarian top the list

SNORING, fishing and going vegetarian are now among the most popular grounds for divorce in modern Britain, a study has shown. Divorcing couples are pushing the definition of "unreasonable behaviour" to the limit by giving ever more imaginative reasons for splitting.

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What we're finding now is that this umbrella term is being used to cover a whole range of often unexpected reasons for divorce.

Nicola McInnes

"One pattern which seems to be emerging is that a change in lifestyle by one party triggers disgruntlement in the other.

"So we're hearing from a lot of clients about the fact their partner has become a fanatical cyclist or has started going to the gym every day, being fussy about food - maybe becoming vegetarian or giving up dairy and gluten - seems to be another aggravating factor."

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show divorce rates in England and Wales have increased for the first time this decade.

TOP REASONS FOR 'UNREASONABLE BEHAVIOUR'

1. Partner's illness

2. Snoring

3. Going to the gym too much

4. Being ungrateful for all the work their partner does

5. Being hopeless with money

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Fishing is at number eight on the list of factors cited as leading to divorce

6. Disagreement over respective politics

7. Food fanaticisms

8. Fishing

9. Sex - either not enough, being offered too much, or loss of interest